December 22, 2021

Residents wait in line to receive free Covid-19 at-home test kits with groceries at a food distribution site in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. The Omicron variant has swiftly overtaken Delta as the dominant form of the coronavirus in Massachusetts, according to a new analysis by scientists at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, now accounting for the majority of the cases here. Photographer: Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images

With rising Covid-19 cases ahead of holiday plans, the availability of testing is becoming severely strained

Published on December 22, 2021

By Aya Elamroussi, With coronavirus cases surging once again, frustrated Americans are struggling to get tested days before Christmas as long lines and increased demand overwhelm some facilities across the country. The catalyst has been the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, which has become the dominant strain in the US in a matter of weeks and has led

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the State Dining Room of the White House, December 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. As the omicron variant fuels a new wave of COVID-19 infections, Biden announced plans that will expand testing sites across the country, distribute millions of free at-home tests and boost federal resources to hospitals in need. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Politics

Biden insists he and Manchin will ‘get something done’ after Build Back Better setback

Published on December 22, 2021

By Paul LeBlanc and Manu Raju, President Joe Biden on Tuesday insisted that he and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will “get something done” on the Build Back Better Act after Manchin defied his party by torpedoing the key piece of Biden’s domestic agenda. “Some people think maybe I’m not Irish because I don’t hold a grudge. But